Goodfield’s newest village trustee

Wade Wettstein often had considered public service as an avocation. But he didn’t think it would happen this soon, and not in this manner.

Wettstein became a Goodfield village trustee Wednesday night. During its regular October meeting, the Village Board approved the appointment of Wettstein, 28, to fill Greg Wagner’s unexpired term. Wagner’s resignation was accepted immediately prior to Wettstein’s appointment.

“Greg asked me if I’d be interested,” Wettstein said about how he became a village official. “It really came up as kind of a surprise. I never took the time to really look into it.

“I thought this would be a good opportunity to serve the community. I’m looking forward to it. (The board is) a great group of people.”

Wettstein is a project manager for a Goodfield-based concrete company.

Wagner had been a trustee since 1999. Recently he began to work second shift for his employer, a fabrication company in Congerville. As a result, he is unable to attend most of the board meetings.

“I don’t think it’s right to stay on the board if I can’t fulfill my commitments,” Wagner said. “I enjoyed being on the board … but I’m not irreplaceable.”

Cupcakes highlighted the post-meeting sendoff for Wagner in the board room.

Wettstein said he intends to run for a full term once his current one expires, in April 2013. He said he has no immediate goals or plans for his new position.

“I’d just like to serve other people and work together as a board and see how it goes,” Wettstein said.

Author: Nick Vlahos

Nick Vlahos has been a Journal Star reporter and editor since 1988. He also has worked at newspapers in Columbia, Mo., and Fargo, N.D. Vlahos is a graduate of Bradley University and the University of Missouri, is a die-hard (mostly dying) Chicago Cubs fan and still pines for the days when MTV showed music videos.
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